Gale Health Resources (FEL – all access)
http://www.flelibrary.org/health.php
Merck Manuals (FEL – all access)
http://www.flelibrary.org/health.php
Medline (FEL – all access)
http://www.flelibrary.org/health.php
Salem Online (LW & WH)
https://online.salempress.com/
Health & Wellness – Local
Florida Department of Health in Polk County
Peace River Center
Polk County Environmental Health
http://polk.floridahealth.gov/locations/environmental-health-location.html
Alternative Medicine
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
Children’s Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
https://www.healthychildren.org/
Healthy Family Habits
http://familieslearning.org/health
Lifecycle Nutrition
https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/lifecycle-nutrition-0
National Institute of Health & Child Development
https://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx
COVID Resources
Florida Department of Health – COVID-19
https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/
Florida Department of Health (POLK) – COVID-19
http://polk.floridahealth.gov/
Aging & Disability Resource Center – COVID-19
https://www.youragingresourcecenter.org/home
American Red Cross
Autism Spectrum & COVID-19
https://autism.sesamestreet.org/coping-with-covid/
Coronavirus Whitehouse Task Force
Coronavirus Resources/Latest Data – CDC
COVID-19 Testing Sites in Polk County
https://www.polk-county.net/covid-19/covid-19-testing-sites
COVID-19 Financial Assistance
http://www.cfhconline.org/polkunites
Coronavirus Advice for Consumers
https://www.ftc.gov/coronavirus/scams-consumer-advice
Coronavirus Evictions
https://projects.propublica.org/covid-evictions/
COVID-19 – Free Meals for Children
https://summerbreakspot.freshfromflorida.com/
Coronavirus – Free eBooks provided by NYC School Library
https://nycdoe.libguides.com/COVID-19ebooks/free
Common Sense Media –
Family Resources – in English & Spanish
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/resources-for-families-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
Unemployment Services – COVID-19
Hospitals/Urgent Care
Bartow Regional Medical Center
https://baycare.org/locations/b/bartow-regional-medical-center
Advent Health – several locations (get link)
https://www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-heart-florida/our-location
Lakeland Regional Medical Center – Lakeland
Winter Haven Hospital
https://baycare.org/locations/w/winter-haven-hospital
Mental Health
American Psychological Association
American Psychiatric Association
Impower
National Institute of Mental Health
Espanol
HealthyChildren.org en Espanol
Nutrition & Diet
Eat Right
Food & Nutrition Information Center
Dietary Supplement Labels Database
https://dsld.nlm.nih.gov/dsld/
Dietary Supplements – National Institute of Health
Nutrition.gov
USDA National Nutrient Database
Medicines/Supplements/Vitamins/Herbal Info
Physician’s Desk Reference
MedlinePlus
MayoClinic
NIH of Dietary Supplements
Prevention/Safety/Emergency Preparedness
American Red Cross
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPR and First Aid
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/CPRAndECC/CPR_UCM_001118_SubHomePage.jsp#
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Flu.gov
Florida Poison Control Center
http://floridapoisoncontrol.org/
Haz-map (hazardous tasks and related health concerns)
Households Products Database
https://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
Immunization & Vaccination
https://medlineplus.gov/immunization.html
Polk County Emergency Management
https://www.polk-county.net/emergency-management
Ready.gov (emergency preparedness)
Recalls.gov
Tox Town
TOXMAP
https://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/
Toxnet
Medicare
National Council on Aging
National Institute on Aging
Physician Finder for Medicare
https://www.medicare.gov/physiciancompare/
Sage-ing (WH)
http://sage-ing.blogspot.com/p/classes.html
Specific Diseases or Conditions
Alzheimer’s Association
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
Arthritis Foundation
Autism Society
http://www.autism-society.org/
Celiac Disease Foundation
Genetics Home Reference
Directory of Health Organizations
https://medlineplus.gov/organizations/orgbytopic_a.html
National Cancer Institute
National Eye Institute
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
National Institute of Allery & Infectious Disease
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Disorders
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
National Institute of Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
Websites (general)
Affordable Care Act
https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/affordable-care-act/
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
American Medical Association Resources for Patients
https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-health-resources
Clinical Trials
Directory of Health Organizations
https://medlineplus.gov/organizations/orgbytopic_a.html
Evaluating Health Information on the Internet
https://medlineplus.gov/evaluatinghealthinformation.html
Genetics Home Reference
Healthcare.gov
Healthfinder.gov
Hospital Compare
https://www.medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html
Mayo Clinic Health Information
https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-care-and-health-information
Medical Dictionary
https://medlineplus.gov/mplusdictionary.html
Medicare
MedlinePlus.gov
PubMed – Biomedical literature citations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
National Center for Health Statistics
National Institute of Health (NIH)
National Library of Medicine
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
Women’s Health
National Women’s Health Information Center